统计学案例分析英文.docx

1、统计学案例分析英文 Executive summaryWith the development of globalization and information technology, outsourcing has gained great popularity all over the world. On the other hand, virtual works have more chances to find freelance works with the development of outsourcing. The reasons for outsourcing include

2、s low operational and labor costs, tax breaks, to gain more global and local market share, to reduce risks, to move to higher segments of the value added chain, to serve for innovation as well as to focus to accelerate business transformation. Now the Brammer is encountered with a problem of managem

3、ent that the purchasing and management of spares for the daily operations, maintenance and repair of production and manufacturing equipment is often a complex, time and resource consuming issue for most organizations. The Brammer is considering whether they will outsource the management of spares. T

4、his research will focus on identifying a management problem of the Brammer and designing an appropriate business research strategy for success in business. What is more, the essay will choose a qualitative research methodology to investigate the organizational management problem of the Brammer.1. Ba

5、ckground informationAs one of the Europes leading supplier of quality industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products, the Brammer has enjoyed good reputation all the world. With its head quarter in England, the Brammer operates out of more than 300 locations in 15 countries. The aim of the com

6、pany is to supply a range of solutions which are designed to help the clients to cut down the total cost of component acquisition. Even faced with the globally economic crisis, the Brammer has kept a stable increase in 2008. The following statistics will present the outstanding achievement of it fro

7、m 2006 to 2010:Brammer FundamentalsYear EndingRevenue (m)Pre-tax (m)EPSP/EPEGEPS Grth.DivYield31-Dec-06314.3014.5911.77p15.83.2+5%4.26p2.3%31-Dec-07379.5814.9221.00p7.30.1+78%7.20p4.7%31-Dec-08478.4118.8925.70p2.90.1+22%7.70p10.4%31-Dec-09426.09(1.49)13.10p9.2n/a-49%6.20p5.2%31-Dec-10468.3719.3113.9

8、0p18.03.0+6%6.60p2.6%Source: It is predicted that in the fiscal year 2011, the Brammer will still keep a tendency of increase in the revenue. 2. Analysis of the symptoms of the management problems.However, with the growth of the company, some management problems occurs which affects the continuous d

9、evelopment of the company. For most organizations, without proper management, the purchasing and management of spares for the daily operations, maintenance and repair of production and manufacturing can turn into a complex, time and resource resourcing issue. This problem also concerns Ian Ritchie,

10、Brammers UKs managing director. In order to cut down the cost of such purchasing and management and focus on the core business of the Brammer, he has taken into consideration outsourcing such purchase and management to other small companies, with the more and more popularity of outsourcing and outso

11、urcing websites. However, this has not been approved by the board of directors. But it will be discussed as a good idea to cut down the cost of purchasing and management. 3. The statement of the management problemIn different stages of a company, it will have a chance to be encountered with various

12、problems in the areas of marketing, human resources, finance, operations or general management. For the Brammer, it is obvious the company is facing the problem in operations or general management. With the expansion of the company, the cost of daily purchasing and management is increasing, which wi

13、ll have a negative effect on the final profit of the company. As a result, it needs better methods of management to reach a better settlement. (Gupta, & Ashok, 1992, p.p. 44-59),4. Research questionsThis essay is trying to have a research about whether the Brammer should take advantage of the outsou

14、rcing in order to achieve the goal of reducing the cost. Before the conclusion is finally drawn, some research questions should be raised. 1) What are the reasons for outsourcing?2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing?3) Whether there is a need for the Brammer to use outsourcing

15、 as a method to solve the operational and management problems? 4) If the outsourcing is carried out by Brammer, how and where to seek for outsourcer who can offer high quality of service? 5) Is there any other problems in the management of the Brammer? If yes, how to solve them?5. Research objectivesIn order to offer some suggestions for the Brammer to solve the current operate and management problems, with the growth of the company, this essay is trying to have a research on the necessity and feasibility of outsourcing the daily purchasing and management to some other co